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Office of Arts & Culture General Newsletter - August 2, 2024 |
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The Oak Cliff Cultural Center is honored to present "Qué Calor," a solo exhibition by Eliana Miranda, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024.
Miranda’s work explores environmental intersectionality and its impact on migration toward the U.S./Mexico border from Mexico, Central America, and South America. Her art highlights the severe weather events like heat waves, flooding, and droughts that drive these migrations, as well as the complex social repercussions of displacement.
Using color and line, Miranda connects people, their communities, and nature. "Qué Calor" delves into the effects of climate change, particularly heat-related disasters around the U.S.-Mexico border, and how militarization of the border exacerbates these issues.
Eliana Miranda, a Dallas-based visual artist and co-founder of Nuestra Art Collective, holds a BA from Hamilton College and an MA and MFA from the University of Dallas. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and publications, including The Dallas Observer, KERA, and D Magazine.
Opening Reception: 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024
Exhibition: August 10, 2024 through September 20, 2024
Where: Oak Cliff Cultural Center (223 Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208)
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 Mudanza Project: Community Dance Exchange at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Mudanza Dance Project is a pop-up program by Mudanza serving underserved communities in Dallas, Texas. The project will provide a series of weekly dance workshops to give residents a platform for storytelling, community building, and policy change.
Mudanza is a unique program, because it recognizes the sociocultural challenges BIPOC residents face and uses dance as a medium for inclusion of its ability to facilitate conversations and storytelling without the necessity of a common language. In dance the body is the main tool of communication, allowing young residents whose main language might not be English to participate comfortably. The program aims to connect participants of diverse backgrounds to one another in a joyful manner while creating and supporting a network of local artists. Free and open to the public.
Event Organizer: Rebeca Trevino, Mudanza Dance Project
Movement Artists: Rebeca Trevino, Carlos Cortez, Johan Ibanez, Bandan Koro
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 Flowers for the Living – 2022 Exhibition by Antonio Lechuga
Antonio Lechuga brings us an extraordinary display using cobijas (fleece blankets) commonly found in Mexican-American and Latinx households. These blankets, often a symbol of warmth and familiarity, have been transformed into a powerful artistic statement. Antonio has meticulously crafted 647 fleece flowers of differing sizes, shapes, and colors, each extracted from these blankets. These flowers are then sewn together to create a large, expansive, almost infinite bouquet.
Each flower in this magnificent bouquet represents a family affected by mass shootings in the year 2022. Through this visual marker, Antonio draws attention to the severity and magnitude of this ongoing tragedy, emphasizing the toll of just one year of mass shootings in our country. This bouquet, unlike real flowers, will never die, wilt, or lose its shape or color, symbolizing enduring memory and perpetual recognition of the victims.
Opening Reception: 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024
Exhibition: August 31, 2024 through October 11, 2024
Where: Latino Cultural Center (2600 Live Oak St., Dallas, TX 75204)
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Call for Entries: Día de Muertos – Messages of Love for the Forgotten and Disappeared at Bath House Cultural Center
The Day of the Dead is a deeply cherished tradition, extending beyond the well-known celebrations on November 1 and 2. Did you know that October 30 is dedicated to honoring the souls of those who have been forgotten or who do not have relatives to remember them?
In this spirit, the Bath House Cultural Center invites artists to participate in its 2024 Día de Muertos exhibition, "Messages of Love for the Forgotten and Disappeared." This year’s exhibit will focus on paying tribute to those lost and overlooked souls through art.
Entry Deadline: Monday, September 16, 2024
Exhibition Dates: October 12 - November 9, 2024
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 Nirupama & Rajendra - Krishnaa at Moody Performance Hall
August 3, 2024
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 Females on Fire Conference at Majestic Theatre
August 7 and 8, 2024
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 Christopher Cross at Majestic Theatre
August 18, 2024
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Coming from the Cultural Centers:
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Dreamgirls: Dance! Sing! Act! Workshop
South Dallas Cultural Center
August 28, 2024
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